Starting to Grow

Sewing the strips together takes the most time of all the steps in this project. It is also the most rewarding. Every stitch is adding a bit more to the quilt! I whip stitch the rows together from the backside of the quilt – you can see the stitches in the photo above, and in this photo of the front, you can see how those stitches are barely visible.

stitches on front

Beyond sewing, I’ve been working a lot this summer! Our business is ‘off the hook’ busy right now so I haven’t had much time to sew. Sad face. However, I did have one great idea for a quilt design this week, and if I have time, I’m going to whip up a new machine-pieced quilt top inspired by an Akira Kurosawa film I just watched. I also have to finish the back of my Unbe-weevil-ble quilt.

So much to do, and so little time. I bet I’m not the only one with a to-do list a mile long!